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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Mr. Turveydrop's response to his son's impending wedding ___________.
2. The city of London seems wrapped in a blanket of ___________.
3. Tulkinghorn wants to find out ___________.
4. Misinterpreted by Guppy, Tulkinghorn states that he feels Gidley is ___________.
5. Mr. Jarndyce's small room off his bedroom is called ___________.
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the purpose of the Ghost Walk?
2. Discuss Mr. Guppy's pursuit of Esther as he follows her around the city. How would this be viewed today?
3. Who is Miss Flite, and what is her interest? What is the significance of her birds?
4. How does Jo affect Dickens' story? Is he a sympathetic character?
5. It seems curious that Dickens' characters tend to go to certain places for no apparent reason, such as Jarndyce agreeing to visit Neckett's place. In any case, a curious theme that seems to resurface is the neglect of children. Discuss your ideas about why Dickens continues to bring up this theme.
6. Richard Carstone has a strange way of seeing money. How does Esther illustrate his propensity to rationalize his spending?
7. Why has Chesney Wold become quiet and dismal? How is it different now from before?
8. What is discovered at Krook's that may change the course of the Jarndyce suit, and how does it affect the main characters?
9. What is interesting about Smallweed demanding money for the letters he once had in his possession?
10. What purpose does it serve having Lady Dedlock take a shine to the lovely new maid, Rosa?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Rouncewell family is in the iron business, Mr. Rouncewell being an "ironmaster." Research industrial progress in England in the 1850s, what had been accomplished by that time, and what was in the works. How did industry affect the country, in general, at that time?
Essay Topic 2
Find two pieces of literary criticism on Bleak House that do not agree with one another. Write an essay that provides your own opinion of the criticisms, whether you agree or disagree with them, and why.
Essay Topic 3
Write a well-researched paper about England's system of currency in the 1800s. Determine the name of each denomination and approximately what it was worth, or what it could buy. When did the system change and why?
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